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Offices under Vice President for Research and Collaboration

Below are the roles and responsibilities of the offices and directorates within the Vice President for Research and Collaboration.

Research affairs Director

The Research Affairs Directorate serves as the central coordinating body responsible for planning, promoting, and overseeing all research activities within the university.  It plays a pivotal role in fostering ...

Institutional Linkage and Technology Transfer Directorate

The Institutional Linkage and Technology Transfer Directorate is the university’s strategic arm dedicated to fostering partnerships, innovation...

Community Engagement Directorate

The Community Engagement Directorate is responsible for promoting mutually beneficial relationships between the institution and the wider community. 

Collaborative Projects Coordination Directorate

The Collaborative Projects Coordination Directorate is established to oversee, facilitate, and manage all partnership-based and externally funded projects within the university. 

Centre for Ethiopian Rift Valley Studies (ERVR)

Ethiopian rift-valley region (ERVR) is endowed with unique features of natural resources and extensive cultural heritage.  The region offers a wide-ranging opportunity for ... 

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Centre

STEM is another work unit under Research and Technology Transfer Vice President Office. The Center performs the following activities: 

Institute of Sidama Studies (ISS)

The Institute of Sidama Studies (ISS) plays a central role in generating and advancing knowledge on the Sidama people through rigorous interdisciplinary research that ...